Significant Career
Experience: Serving Snohomish County citizens for over 15
years as deputy prosecutor.

Candidate Statement:
THE MOST COURTROOM EXPERIENCE. Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney George
Appel has spent the last 15 years providing victims a voice in the
courtroom. No other candidate can match George’s practical and
invaluable trial experience. George has tried more than 100 cases to
jury, more to the bench, many involving our community’s most serious
offenders. Recognized by many in law enforcement as a tireless advocate
for our most vulnerable citizens, George Appel has dedicated his career
to making our community a safer place to live.

REAL JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE. As a district court judge pro tem handling
civil cases and small claims, George Appel has demonstrated great
compassion for the rights of all parties and a commitment to applying
the law firmly and fairly, with common sense and an abiding respect for
all who appear before him. George possesses the integrity, temperament,
and determined work ethic that citizens deserve and expect from their
judges.

A LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY. George Appel is active in his church,
serves on the board of YMCA, and mentors youth. He has earned broad
endorsement from judges, attorneys, law enforcement, firefighters,
teachers, community leaders and more.

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